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09-13-2012, 03:17 PM   #4381
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A howler monkey mama and her baby.



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Your link is going to the forum home page.
Ha ha you were too quick ! I've changed it.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Frogfish Quote
Ha ha you were too quick ! I've changed it.
Right you are!

Thanks again for linking your photos here as I love them all!
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A funny pose of Little Comorant




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Crew. Nice catches of the hawk and howler !
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QuoteOriginally posted by stormtech Quote
Right you are!

Thanks again for linking your photos here as I love them all!
Thank you Stan !

The shots of the Oriental Pratincole have an awful grey sky as BG but I haven't worked out how to change that in Aperture yet

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QuoteOriginally posted by kengoh Quote
A funny pose of Little Comorant


Awkward pose indeed ! Well captured Ken.

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Com'on JP, you deserve the lens now. There should be a couple of reputable online dealers that offer 6-12 months to pay with no interest (if paid on time). So buy now, pay in 6 months, enjoy all the extra happy time before Winter sets in. I think Newegg sells the lense through a NY area dealer and Newegg always has some kind of free 6-12 months for that big an item. Those of us that could not wait for the 560 and took the Sigma plunge just want to see you happy.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Frogfish Quote
Crew. Nice catches of the hawk and howler !
Thanks! Really like your shots with the Nikon, looks like an excellent setup with the 500, and you make it sing.
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Time to decide if its worth the trouble. I have shot a pile of frames with the Q hooked up with 300mm, 500mm and 700mm of glass.
If you avoid high contrast subjects, like a white egret in the Sun, you can get a bigger print with the Q than the same shot cropped from a k-5.
Here is a baseline K-5 shot with the Sigma 500mm,
followed by the Q with a cheap adapter (no shutter) and the 500,
then the Q + 500 + Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. The Egret was about 50m away.

K-5 and 500mm


Pentax Q + 500mm (a mere 2750mm equivalent in 35mm terms)


Pentax Q @700mm (3850mm equivalent I guess), yes its portrait and makes it harder to compare. My apologies.


Bonus shot - Difficult to frame birds hopping around at near minimum focusing distance but you can see the potential
Pentax Q + Sigma 500mm near MFD
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Lee those are just amazing - I so think it is worth the trouble based on your shots. I'm about to find out myself as my Q will be arriving soon.

Can you describe the process involved? (tripod setup, focus method, degree of hassle etc.)
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Lee those are just amazing - I so think it is worth the trouble based on your shots. I'm about to find out myself as my Q will be arriving soon.

Can you describe the process involved? (tripod setup, focus method, degree of hassle etc.)
Thank you for the compliment.
I shoot the 500 daily but there were things to learn:
- no different support needed than I typically use. This was a medium duty but very light, carbon tripod with a gimbal head. But hey, I even shot a BIF hand-held with a da40 XS mounted on the Q. Focus was a lucky guess.
- i ran a full set of iso shots and even minimized noise suppression starts smearing at iso 400, just a little but iso 125-200 are very clean.
- high contrast is often a killer. Note the Egret shots by the Q were taken when the Sun was behind a cloud.
- most of the adaptors have 1/4" hole for tripod. A small handle screwed in gives you preicise control of movement without grabbing the too tiny camera.
- The OK button on the Q will zoom the display, amount set in the menu, for manual focusing. At 4x it is easy enough to focus if you can convince the target to hold still for 10 sec. Focus of course is on the lens although aperture can be set on the lens or the adapter.
- I use the homemade handle to frame and follow a critter and use a IR remote to fire from so i dont have to handle the camera
- f5.6 and f8 both look good and the same to me.
- degree of hassle goes up a lot if you do not have a support that moves easily and precisely. There is just no weight on the camera end to smooth out a creaky tripod head.
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Thanks, Lee--those are impressive samples
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Very very impressive Lee! Thanks for sharing your pics and setup. The last photo is just stunning with the fine feather details!

I am thinking that the new Q to K adapter would be great for a setup like yours being it has its own shutter and optional tripod mount.

While I am sure it takes a lot of patience as you say (patience in the subject also), I think the Q with the adapter and a 300mm lens would be a treat. In fact, I was thinking of selling my FA* 300 4.5 to upgrade (sidestep) to a DA* model, but when thinking about a setup like this I would need the aperture control.

Looking forward to your results Larry (Crewl1) also.
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QuoteOriginally posted by crewl1 Quote
Thanks! Really like your shots with the Nikon, looks like an excellent setup with the 500, and you make it sing.
Kind of you to say so Larry !
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